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Don Savage
June 28, 2002
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George H. Diller
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Mike Buckley
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Larry Salazar
The Boeing Company
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KSC Release No. 66-03
CONTOUR LAUNCH POSTPONED
The launch of NASA's Comet Nucleus Tour (CONTOUR) spacecraft aboard a Boeing
Delta II rocket has been postponed to no earlier than Wednesday, July 3.
During installation of the launch vehicle fairing around the spacecraft on
Thursday, possible particulate contamination was observed on the top solar
array panel. As a precautionary measure, this particulate is being analyzed
to determine its composition and what further action, if any, is necessary.
Should launch occur on July 3, the launch time would be 2:47:41 a.m. EDT.
The prelaunch press conference would be held on Monday, July 1, at 1 p.m.
EDT. The CONTOUR launch period extends until July 25 without affecting the
mission.
If further attention to the spacecraft will be required, additional status
will be released on Monday.
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